Tag: Netherlands - Page 3
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Droog's Iconic 85 Lamps Chandelier Now Comes In LED Green
The iconic fixture has been updated with the latest lighting technologies
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Bike-Friendly Cities: How the Dutch Do It (Video)
It's not magic. It's not genetics. The Dutch decided to create bike-friendly cities. It was no accident, and it can be replicated around the world.
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Bicycle Buses Let Dutch Kids Pedal Together to School
It's been said that the most important lessons in life are not learned in the classroom, and perhaps in no place is that more true than in the Netherlands where the act of heading to school is itself so enriching.
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Starbucks Experiments in "Laboratory" Store in Amsterdam
The new store converts an old bank into an exercise in green, hyperlocal design
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In The Netherlands, A Buried House Becomes A Mountain
Young Architecture firm designs an almost underground house that is always comfortable
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Plastics from Biomass Opens Pathway to Reduced Reliance on Oil
Biomass-derived chemical raw materials which previously derived from petroleum could one day come from crop waste.
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Transformer Coffee Table That "Grows With Your Coffee Needs"
Dutch designer Reinier de Jong creates a table with sliding extensions to adapt to every need.
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How the Dutch Got Such Great Bike Paths (Video)
The Netherlands has some of the greatest cycling lanes on the planet -- but it wasn't always so.
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William McDonough on Cradle to Cradle, a Terrestrial Space Station, and What Went Wrong in China (Podcast)
Architect and author of Cradle to Cradle talks about green products, his new buildings, and what happened in China.
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More Happiness, Less Greed Demands Bank Ad. On the Times Square Nasdaq Board. (Video)
Environmentalists often argue that happiness is more important than money. But it's quite something for a bank ad to do the same.
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Floating Catamaran To Surround You With Nature (And Maybe a Beaver)
Dutch Designer Marijn Beiji has turned a school graduating project into reality
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Elegant DIY Wine-Making Kit by Sabine Marcelis (Video)
Home-brewing gets chic with this pared-down kit that brings wine-making out of the basement and into the living room or kitchen.
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Clever Dutch 'Traffic Garden' From 1950s Teaches Children About Road Safety
It's a great idea to teach children about road safety (on foot, bikes, and in cars) long before they apply for their driver's license. This makes the road safer for everybody, and encourages biking.
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Solid Gray Hardshell backpack is inspired by an armadillo
A very clever design for a solid backpack, made from a single sheet of plastic. I've been looking for this for years.
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Crazy Steampunk Philips Concept Kitchen is Powered by Poop Gas (Slideshow)
The European kitchen and appliance designers, like Philips and Electrolux, often try to woo their customers with wild experimentation. At Philips, they are called "Design Probes" -- a research initiative that tracks trends and
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Crazy Steampunk Philips Concept Kitchen is Powered by Poop Gas
The apppliance manufacturer's innovative home includes bees, bioluminescent bacteria, and electricity from poop gas.
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Louf Is An "Autonomous Sunscreen"
When the sun comes out, the Louf Sunscreen Does Its Stuff.
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OUD NOW! Reclaimed Cabinets Splice The Old & New
Photos: Theo Herfkens Repurposing old furniture can be as simple as applying a new coat of paint. But why stop there? Dutch designer Theo Herfkens goes the extra mile by playing doctor in his OUD NOW! (meaning "old now") collection of furniture that
